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Province of Buenos Aires expected back in bond market NEW YORK, May 20 (IFR) – BNP Paribas and Citigroup are likely to lead an expected international bond from Argentina's Province of Buenos Aires after taking it on roadshows in recent weeks, sources said. Local paper Ambito Financiero reported on … Read more on Reuters

IN BRIEF: Buenos Aires province to launch roadworks tenders Buenos Aires province, home of nearly 40% of Argentines, will launch 13 tenders over May and June for roadworks for 450mn pesos (US$ 56.3mn). BNamericas is a premium subscription service providing insights to save and make money in Latin American. Read more on Business News Americas

A closer look at crime in BA province Three weeks after Governor Daniel Scioli declared the state of security emergency in Buenos Aires province, crime crashed back into the news following a number of violent robberies and a report saying that during 2013 murders in the district were up by … Read more on Buenos […]

Buenos Aires province to reopen LRT system The US$ 40mn project will connect Avellaneda municipality and Buenos Aires provincial capital La Plata, an area with nearly 6mn residents. The 51km LRT system will include 14 stations. The first stretch, to be inaugurated in June 2015, will have nine … Read more on Business News Americas

Iván Budassi, head of the Buenos Aires province tax bureau ARBA, takes aim at … In December, former provincial lawmaker Iván Budassi was appointed by Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli as the new head of the Buenos Aires provincial tax bureau ARBA. Like many other districts across the country, the province seems to be […]

BA province will secure 'normal' supermarket activity Statements by the Buenos Aires province governor come a day after China urged Argentina to “protect the security and interests” of Chinese people living in the South American country, a growing community here that owns many of the supermarkets that … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

BA province, federal gov't launch anti-looting operation As a new anniversary of Argentina's tragic December 2001 nears and with Córdoba's violent incidents still fresh and shocking society here, Buenos Aires province police and national security forces are “firmly working” to prevent any looting in the … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

Espinoza runs as gov't candidate to lead BA province PJ In his first statement after being selected by several mayors as candidate to rule the party in the province by those aligned with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli, Espinoza ratified his alliance with the … Read more on Buenos […]

Giustozzi calls BA province election an 'epopee' Prior to the official announcement of results, mayor of the Buenos Aires province locality of Almirante Brown Darío Giustozzi affirmed head of the Renewal Front party Sergio Massa was going for a crushing result today. And he is now proving to be right. Read more on Buenos Aires […]

Mayors Massa, Insaurralde expected to battle for Buenos Aires province The ultra-Kirchnerite Buenos Aires province lawmaker Fernando Navarro said that it was “very likely” that Lomas de Zamora Mayor Martín Insaurralde will head the FpV slate, and that officials close to Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli will … Read more on Buenos Aires Herald

Buenos Aires province teachers threaten to strike again The Buenos Aires province teachers' union announced in a press briefing today they will continue protesting "until the government improves the 22.6 percent wage hike offer." If that doesn't happen in the next hours, they will renew the call for 48-hour … Read more on Buenos Aires […]

Deadly flood devastates Argentina's Buenos Aires province At least 35 people were killed by flooding overnight in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, the governor said Wednesday, bringing the overall death toll from days of torrential rains to at least 41 and leaving large stretches of the provincial capital … Read more on FRANCE 24

Buenos Aires province teachers threaten more strike action “This Friday force measures will be decided if we are not called for a new proposal”, the head of the Buenos Aires Education Workers Union (SUTEBA in Spanish) affirmed and warned that the conflict “will deepen” if the province “decrees the salary hike”. Read more on Buenos […]